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You know, I wasn’t originally sure if I wanted to review this movie. But after seeing that a lot of other reviews weren’t all that positive, I decided that this one could use a little more attention.

The Fundamentals of Caring premiered back in June on Netflix and stars Paul Rudd as Ben Benjamin (what an awesome name), who starts off the film by finishing a 6-week course in caregiving and then gets a job helping Trevor (Craig Roberts), a teen with muscular dystrophy.

Right off the bat, we learn that Trevor is a very enjoyable character to watch. He’s the kind of guy who doesn’t let his disability stop him from getting a little enjoyment out of life (at least to a certain extent). And by that, I mean he at least has a certain sense of humor about it. And writer/director Rob Burnett uses this to add some good comedy to the film.

On the other hand, Trevor has let his disability control him in the sense that he lets it stop him from ever going outside and truly experiencing life. That is until Ben comes up with the idea to drive him across the country to fulfill one of Trevor’s life goals of seeing the world’s biggest hole.

From here on, we get a typical yet still very well-written indie road trip drama-comedy film. We get a lot of interesting character development with each of the main characters. I won’t spoil it, we get some good backstories that give these characters some real depth and make them feel like real people that we can connect with.

I would actually consider this one of the better 2016 movies I’ve seen so far. And I was definitely surprised that the reception hasn’t been as good as I expected. So if it sounds like your kind of movie, I’d definitely recommend checking it out.